Larry King has announced that he is ending his CNN show Larry King Live.

The 76-year-old began the programme in 1985 but said that he is leaving in order to spend more time with his family.

"I talked to the guys here at CNN and I told them I would like to end Larry King Live, the nightly show, this fall and CNN has graciously accepted, giving me more time for my wife and I to get to the kids’ little league games," he wrote on his website.

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"I'll still be a part of the CNN family, hosting several Larry King specials on major national and international subjects."

He continued: "I'm incredibly proud that we recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest-running show with the same host in the same timeslot. With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders."